January 11, 2012

ANGOLA â€” Churubusco traveled to Angola Tuesday night and beat the Hornets 44-32 in the first round of the Northeast Hoosier Conference Tournament.

Three Eagle hoopsters scored in double digits; Chris Jones had 12, Josh LeFever chipped in 11 and Tyler Arrowsmith tallied 10. The three combined for 33 of â€™Buscoâ€™s 11 points.

With a close 8-7 score in favor of Churubusco at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles pulled away at the half, outscoring the Hornets 12-4. â€™Busco added to its 20-11 score at halftime with an 8-5 advantage in the third quarter.

In a high scoring fourth-quarter, Angola matched the Eaglesâ€™ points at 16, making the final score 44-32.

Also scoring for Churubusco was Austin Goepfrich with seven and Dylan Jones at four.

Elsewhere in the tournament, Westview beat Prairie Heights, 61-40 and West Noble defeated Hamilton, 69-43. Churubusco will play at Westview tonight with a 7:45 p.m. tip-off time in an effort to advance to the semi-finals.
If the Eagles win, they will host the winner of Fairfield and Lakeland on Friday night. West Noble will host Eastside and Central Noble travels to Fremont tonight.

Churubuscoâ€™s girls lost to Angola 65-25 and will play in a consolation game Friday night.